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Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor is chief London reviewer for BroadwayWorld (https://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Gary-Naylor) and feels privileged to see so much of his home city's theatre. He writes about cricket for The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gary-naylor) and is a lead commentator at Guerilla Cricket (https://www.guerillacricket.com/). He podcasts on 80s and 90s football at https://www.nessundormapod.com/. He writes on films at Letterboxd  https://letterboxd.com/garynaylor999/. He tweets at https://twitter.com/garynaylor85. 






BWW Review: BED PEACE: THE BATTLE OF YOHN & JOKO, Cockpit Theatre
BWW Review: BED PEACE: THE BATTLE OF YOHN & JOKO, Cockpit Theatre
April 6, 2019

Recreating the political tensions that swirled around John and Yoko's Bed-In protest of 50 years ago, this play with music strives for a radical approach to its material, but forgets some theatre basics.

BWW Review: BERENICE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
BWW Review: BERENICE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
March 28, 2019

Berenice is something of a forgotten delight, its tortuous plotting more than offset by its splendid arias and delightful characters, with plenty of contemporary resonance on hand if you need it.

BWW Review: THE WHITE CROW
BWW Review: THE WHITE CROW
March 26, 2019

The White Crow focuses on Rudolf Nureyev's life from birth until his sensational defection at the age of 23.

BWW Review: WOLFIE, Theatre503
BWW Review: WOLFIE, Theatre503
March 26, 2019

Wolfie glows with the energy and hope of youth, even as it paints a grim picture of a world stacked against it by the alienating forces of a society retreating from its obligations to its children.

BWW Review: I IS A STRANGE LOOP, Barbican Pit
BWW Review: I IS A STRANGE LOOP, Barbican Pit
March 22, 2019

I Is A Strange Loop pits X against Y as the world described mathematically butts up against the world described theatrically - and they discover that each needs the other to be whole.

BWW Interview: John Godber Talks SCARY BIKERS at Trafalgar Studios
BWW Interview: John Godber Talks SCARY BIKERS at Trafalgar Studios
March 24, 2019

John Godber talks about his life in theatre and about his Brexit flavoured play, Scary Bikers, running at Trafalgar Studios in April.

BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union Theatre
BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union Theatre
March 21, 2019

Othello remains as relevant today as ever it were, Phil Willmott's adaptation setting it in the Raj of 1919, but it's as much in the White House and Palace of Westminster of 2019.

BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
March 20, 2019

A bold and often beautifully staged production that makes women men and men women to throw light on the often brutal text. What emerges is plenty of new insight, but the nagging doubt persists that the play just isn't very good.

BWW Review: THE CROWN DUAL, King's Head Theatre
BWW Review: THE CROWN DUAL, King's Head Theatre
March 15, 2019

The Crown Dual piles laughs upon laughs in a madcap parody of the Netflix show that you don't even need to have seen in order to enjoy this hilarious two-hander.

BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The Vaults
BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The Vaults
March 14, 2019

The Faction's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's dazzling novel, The Talented Mr Ripley, goes back its roots to find a man as complicated, seductive and relevant as ever.

BWW Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
BWW Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
March 13, 2019

The Gershwins' sublime music and lyrics rescue a show hamstrung by a confused and clumsy book and some very familiar characters.

BWW Interview: Philip Bretherton Talks TONY'S LAST TAPE at the Omnibus Theatre
BWW Interview: Philip Bretherton Talks TONY'S LAST TAPE at the Omnibus Theatre
March 12, 2019

Philip Bretherton talks about his role as Tony Benn in TONY'S LAST TAPE, revived at the Clapham Omnibus Theatre in April.

BWW Review: THE PROJECT, White Bear Theatre
BWW Review: THE PROJECT, White Bear Theatre
March 8, 2019

The Project is set in an in-between space in history, not freedom, but not yet the death camps, but its fails to explore the possibilities that environment suggests, lost in too many words and too little credibility.

BWW Review: A LESSON FROM ALOES, Finborough Theatre
BWW Review: A LESSON FROM ALOES, Finborough Theatre
March 7, 2019

Seen for the first time in 35 years, Athol Fugard's play loses none of its relevance as two men and one woman fall apart under the strain of living under the Apartheid regime.

Let's Dance International Frontiers 2019 Launches
Let's Dance International Frontiers 2019 Launches
March 6, 2019

Let's Dance International Frontiers - LDIF19 - launches on April 29th - International Dance Day - and focuses on diversity in dance by showcasing new work from emerging local talent and internationally acclaimed performers and companies. LDIF19's theme is Black Dance: A Contemporary Voice, which will be the focal point of discussion at the conference on April 30th.

BWW Review: TESSERACT, Barbican Theatre
BWW Review: TESSERACT, Barbican Theatre
March 1, 2019

An often beautiful, sometimes confusing, work that uses dance and technology to move from the rigid certainties of three dimensions into the threats and opportunities of the fourth.

BWW Review: JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, Young Vic
BWW Review: JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, Young Vic
February 28, 2019

Stephen Adly Guirgis's play is as relevant today as ever, its coruscating examination of the nature of American justice and religious redemption losing none of its power a generation on from its first outing.

BWW Review: CHEATING DEATH, Cockpit Theatre
BWW Review: CHEATING DEATH, Cockpit Theatre
February 27, 2019

Cheating Death fails to solve the considerable problems of writing and staging farce in an ambitious show that falls well short of expectations.

BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE, Royal Opera House
BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE, Royal Opera House
February 26, 2019

The Royal Opera House revives its 2016 Cosi with all the mischievous wit and splendid music of Mozart and Da Ponte - but also lets us in on the game within the game - and the price that's paid

BWW Interview: Charlotte Randle Talks COUGAR at the Orange Tree Theatre
BWW Interview: Charlotte Randle Talks COUGAR at the Orange Tree Theatre
February 24, 2019

Charlotte Randle talks to BroadwayWorld UK about her role in Cougar, a new play, at the Orange Tree Theatre



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